The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-12-22

amendment provides for the election OF
the commission by the Legislature.
TIE AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTION BILL
gave rise to q spirited discussion. The
bill came up for its final reading, having
passed o second reading by q vote of ~
to s.. The discussion was opened by
DIR. Pope, of Newberry, who moved to
recommit the bill, that being the par
liamentary process Of squelching a bill
that has already been passed. Dr. Pope
explained that he made the motion be-
cause the bill is unconstitutional, it be-
ing in direct conflict with Section l.,
Article 8, Of the Constitution. The bill
fixes one time for the farmers products
to be valued august 1st) preceding
January LIST of the return and leaves
other property to be valued as Of Janua-
ry lst. The bill then passed its third
reading, without division.
NO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The joint resolution to call Consti-
tutlonal Convention was fully discussed
in the House, but was killed by q vote
of G6 to a. The matter may now be
considered settled for the present session.
ELECTION PRECINCTS.
The House has passed the voting pre-
clnct bill to third reading. This is in
the nature Of an amendment to the cleo
ton laws and is passed at almost every
session, the object being to change or
add to the precincts. The counties
affected by the present bill are Chester
field, Kcrshaw, Lancaster, Lexington,
Spartanburg, Chester, Horny, Beaufort,
Laurens, Berkeley, Anderson, Oconee,
PickCnS, York and Grecnyille.
20 NEW APPoRTIoNMENT.
The apportionment bill caused quito
discussion in tho Senate. The oppon-
ents chiefly took the ground that it was
unconstitutional. 1t was finally killed
by vote of 10 to Is.
TIE COLUMBIA CANAL.
The Columbia Canal bill was on the
Senate Calendar for second reading.
Senator Hemphill moved it's Indefinite
postponement. Tabled by vote 13
to 9.
Senator Talbert moved to amend by
the convictS to be clothed, fed
and guarded by the trustees of the Canal
and five dollars month be, paid for
their hire.
Senator Murray moved to table the
motion. Carried-lS to 13. Senator
Ialbert offered another amendment, re-
quiring the Canal trustees to feed aud
clothe the cOnvicts. This was defeated
by vote Of 16 to IL. On the passage
Of the bill Senator Talbert demanded
the yeas and nays, saying that he wished
his vote recorded against this infamous
scheme: The bill passed by & vote of
1S to II.
" 10
The bill TO exempt portions of Collie
ton from the General Stock Law passed
the House after lengthy debate, par
ticipated in by Me&srs Dantzler, of
OrangoOurg; Padgett, Hill and VIM
berry, of Colleton: Lesesne, OF Charles
ton; Keitt, OF Newberry; Tindall, of
Clarendon; Stanland, of Berkeley; Ham
llton, OF Chester, and some others.
TIE PROPOSED COUNTY OF FLORENCE.
Whom the bill to create new county,
to be known rs the County of Florence,
was taken up in the Senate, Mr.. Moody,
of Marion, moved TO indefinitely post.
pone the unfavorable report Of the
Judiciary Committee. In support of
this motion Senator Moody delivered an
earnest speech, strongly setting forth the
needs Of the people Of cast Marion, and
appealing to the Senate to recognize
those needs by passing the bill
Senator Edwards, Of Darlington,
argued strongly against the bill on the
ground that it would take valuable terri
:ory awav from both Darlington and
Williamsburg, against the will of the
people OF those counties.
Senator Byrd, of williamsburg, OBJ
jected to the bill, also on the ground
that it would take territory and popula-
ton from his county, against tho will of
the people.
After somo further debate Senator
Edwards moved to table the motion of
Senator Moody to indefinitely postpone
the unfayorab!e report of the committee.
Upon the call of. the yeas and nays,
the vote was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bell, Bieman, Black,
Bnist, Byrd, Grows, Edwards, Howell,
Hemphill, Izlar, Kennedy, Murray,
Moore, Munro, Mccall, Noise, Rhame,
Sinkler, Talbert, Wollord, Williams,
Wingard, Woodward, Youmans-24.
Nays--Messrs. Austin, Alexander,
Field, Moody, Patterson, Reynolds,
Smith,.
Senator Edwards then moved to adopt
the unfaVorable report of the committee,
and reject the bill. This motion was
adopted without division, and the fate
of the bill was sealed.
ABOUT GRANTING BAIL.
The bill to regulate the granting of
bail after conviction caused some debate
in the Senate. 1t was finally passed in
the following shape:
"That from and after the passage of
this Act it shall not be lawful for any
Justice or any Circuit Judge of tho State,
pending an appeal to the Supreme Court
to grant bail to any person who shall
have been convicted of any oflUnso the
punishment whereof is death or imprison
ment for life or imprisonment for ter
years"
| THE PHOSPHATE BILL.
The House had q q lengthy debate on
the bill reported by the phosphate com
misslon-which has already been out
lined in this correspondence.
Col. Haskell argued in favor of tn,
bill, and DR. Pope spoke against it-hi
views being, in general, those of the op
pononts of the measure.